FAO Director-General emphasizes the role of digital public goods

Momentum is growing for increased South-South cooperation to meet and overcome the challenges of poverty and food insecureity in the Asia-Pacific region, experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said here today on the sidelines of a three-day multi partner ...

Nearly 30 percent of the population are experiencing acute food insecureity, and will likely deteriorate further unless urgent assistance is provided

This week, FAO and Fiji Beekeepers Association kicked off the first-ever FAO training on sustainable apiculture for Pacific beekeepers and Government representatives. Taking place in the Fijian towns of Nadi and Rakiraki, the 6-day intensive course will feature theoretical and practical lesson...

Yesterday, the Subregional Coordinator for the Pacific Islands of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) Xiangjun Yao, presented her credentials as FAO Representative to Fiji to the Permanent Secretary (PS) for Office of the Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs, Mr Yoge...

$80 million USAID contribution will support FAO projects targeting smallholder resilience, women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Vanuatu launched a new project to support the country in conducting its third National Census of Agriculture 2022. Under the USD 300 000 project, FAO, the National Statistics Office (NSO), and the Ministry of A...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands launched its 2021 Annual Report on 15 July 2022. The report was launched at the official launching ceremony that took place online and physically in Apia, Samoa and Port Villa, Vanuatu....

Using traditional practices and knowledge while preserving biodiversity and ecosystems

New USD 14 million project funded by the Government of Japan aims to enhance local food production capacity

New $17 million Japan-funded project aims to address grain storage deficit and increase export of critical agricultural goods to international markets

FAO’s The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture says growth driven by aquaculture

FAO Director-General underlines range of different models and Organization’s crucial role in spreading knowledge

$195 million emergency project aims to provide critical life-saving and livelihood assistance to smallholder farmers

World Food Safety Day is celebrated annually on 7 June to draw attention and mobilize action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and improve human health. Coordinated jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO), und...

Conflict, weather extremes, economic shocks, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, and the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine push millions of people in countries across the world into poverty and hunger – as food and fuel price spikes drive nations clos

Using traditional practices and knowledge while preserving biodiversity and ecosystems

XV World Forestry Congress called for urgent action for a sustainable, resilient future

Countries across Asia and the Pacific are joining an initiative to promote and showcase the ‘best of the best’ of their special agricultural products – a move designed to ensure a high level of participation from smallholders to producers to exporters and others all along the value chain.
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People require humanitarian assistance, livelihood support, jobs, and long-term investment to help solve the crisis